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ZIP code 11414, Queens County, New York

National Flood Insurance Program claims and payouts recorded for this ZIP code, with county context.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. NFIP claims as of 8 Sep 2026.

ZIP code 11414, in Queens County, New York, has 2,033 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 1,763 of them paid for a total of $77M.

That is 13.6% of the 14,948 claims recorded across Queens County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $44K, lower than the county average of $55K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 314 repetitive-loss properties and 20 severe repetitive-loss properties in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 11,977 residential flood policies in force, covering 3.7% of residential structures.

2,033NFIP claims since 1978
1,763paid claims
$77Mtotal paid
$44Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 11414QueensNew YorkUS
Claims since 19782,03314,948175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid87%86%82%78%
Average paid claim$44K$55K$40K$43K
Share of county claims13.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties3141,48219,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 11414 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s56$91,681
1980s129$163,709
1990s236$1,367,414
2000s46$332,667
2010s1,307$69,185,750
2020s259$5,620,360
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202631$1,486$1,486
202531$5,363$5,363
20242616$234,067$14,629
20233122$285,759$12,989
2022169148$4,686,833$31,668
20212724$406,852$16,952
201910$0—
2018219$101,269$11,252
201752$4,318$2,159
201685$117,664$23,533
201411499$2,375,562$23,996
201363$13,554$4,518
2012860835$61,985,589$74,234
2011277249$4,514,682$18,131
20101510$73,112$7,311
200966$118,765$19,794
200822$23,501$11,750
20071211$47,897$4,354
200687$77,376$11,054
2005119$45,631$5,070
200410$0—
200331$1,977$1,977
200222$17,521$8,760
200010$0—
199920$0—
199820$0—
199721$5,521$5,521
199653$16,693$5,564
199531$3,450$3,450
199443$4,559$1,520
19936349$265,592$5,420
1992135120$981,553$8,180
19911715$85,190$5,679
199031$4,857$4,857
198961$527$527
19871612$51,563$4,297
198621$10,115$10,115
1985159$30,751$3,417
19843813$18,212$1,401
1983216$5,073$845
198266$2,760$460
198164$5,787$1,447
19801917$38,921$2,289
19793724$44,479$1,853
19781915$47,203$3,147

Claims are counted by year of loss as recorded in OpenFEMA's redacted NFIP claims file; amounts combine building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments. ZIP codes in the file are the policyholder's reported ZIP.

County context: Queens County

Queens County has 489 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (22 in the last 12 months), 25 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 186; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 6.

Hail: 28 · Tornado: 5 · Flood: 186 · Wind: 182 · Winter: 33 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 11414?

2,033 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 1,763 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 11414?

$77M across 1,763 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $44K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 11414?

2012, with 860 claims and $62M paid.

What county is ZIP 11414 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Queens County, New York; ZIP codes can cross county lines. The county page carries the storm record, declarations and risk index for the area.

Provenance

OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (as of 8 Sep 2026) and NfipMultipleLossProperties v1 (2 Aug 2026), aggregated by ZIP code and year of loss on this site; no property-level record is shown. County storm figures from NOAA NCEI through 30 Jun 2026. Built 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.